{"id":440459,"date":"2026-02-01T21:20:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/440459\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T21:20:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T21:20:30","slug":"penguins-strike-quickly-beat-former-coach-keep-piling-up-wins-wpxi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/440459\/","title":{"rendered":"Penguins strike quickly, beat former coach &#038; keep piling up wins \u2013 WPXI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">This article originally appeared on <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/\">PGHHockeyNOW<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">It was a game of historical repeats. Pittsburgh Penguins captain <a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/tag\/sidney-crosby\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sidney Crosby<\/a> was moved to tears in the 10th anniversary tribute to the Penguins\u2019 2016 Stanley Cup team, many of whom were in attendance to be honored pregame. And a Mike Sullivan-coached team allowed a goal on the first shot against.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">However, this time that team was Sullivan\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foreverblueshirts.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Rangers<\/a>, and the Penguins quickly jumped upon their former bench boss\u2019s team, taking a 2-0 lead in the first six minutes<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">The Penguins raced to a 5-1 lead early in the third and endured some garbage time offense for a 6-4 win at PPG Paints Arena. The Penguins have won six in a row and are 13-2-2 since the holiday break ended on Dec. 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/penguins-strike-quickly-beat-former-coach-keep-piling-up-wins\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/pittsburghhockeynow.com\/penguins-strike-quickly-beat-former-coach-keep-piling-up-wins\/\">Click here to read more on PGHHockeyNOW.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Download the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/mobile-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">FREE WPXI News app<\/a> for breaking news alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph\">Follow Channel 11 News on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/wpxi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WPXI\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Twitter<\/a>. | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpxi.com\/video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch WPXI NOW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>TOP STORIES FROM CHANNEL 11 NEWS <\/p>\n<p class=\"default__StyledText-sc-tl066j-0 gJuxXh body-paragraph body-copyright\">\u00a92026 Cox Media Group<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This article originally appeared on PGHHockeyNOW. 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